Why don't women lift?

A skinny or fat man hasn't put any effort in. So muscles are seen as desirable. But a skinny woman has had to put effort in, because women have more fat generally.

Still, for women being skinny is easier than getting muscles. Also muscles are already taken as a man's thing. So therefore being skinny is a badge of honour for their gender.

The ideal woman does have toned muscles, and high energy for the bedroom, but I think the one you've posted is a bit too much. There comes a point when muscles deform the female form and make it somewhat grotesque, I think for the majority of men

why does it bother you so much? lifting is just one of those things that are seen as being "male" unfortunately, like football or...well i cant think of another example. I think what you're really asking in this thread is "why don't more women look like this *cue photos*?" Then you accuse people of being too easily influenced by the media. Really?

what id like to know is why so many men get ripped. it's really not attractive.

and clearly women do lift, as it happens, so the point of this thread is rather lost

why does it bother you so much? lifting is just one of those things that are seen as being "male" unfortunately, like football or...well i cant think of another example. I think what you're really asking in this thread is "why don't more women look like this *cue photos*?" Then you accuse people of being too easily influenced by the media. Really?

what id like to know is why so many men get ripped. it's really not attractive.

and clearly women do lift, as it happens, so the point of this thread is rather lost

they do it for the same reason women do crash diets etc, peer pressure and media pressure, which are the same thing really. Men do do a lot of crap to impress women but most of it is garnered from what their mates think women like, not real women. Women do the same thing but are probably more open to the idea of "doing it for themselves" - doing it for other women, that is.

That makes sense I guess, but why does "doing it for themselves"="doing it for other women"? The only reason I'd go to a gym would be for my own health, I've learned not to give a monkey's about what other women think of me.

Some of the overly ripped guys look like Terminator imo That's what they remind me of anyway. Handy if I wanted to be protected from an attack or something but attractive? No.

I lol'd. If you want low intensity cardio, go find a hill and roll down it. HIIT is the dog's *******s.

And generally, wanting to lose weight is part of a girl's hard drive in that brain of ours.

tbf I think you just dun proved their point

Face it...cardio is low stress, easy and it's easy to convince yourself that you're actually doing something and that one day you will "get there".

Only if you want it to be. My cardio workouts on the rower are like 10000x more stressful than when I'm doing weights. I look forward to my weights days...

I wouldn't say she is particularly masculine, maybe in comparison to Justin Bieber

Lack of relevant education. I swear PE in schools should include this sort of thing. It's more useful to know what to do to improve your body image healthily than it is to know the rules of hockey

Surely the main thing that puts people off exercise for life is being bad at sports at school?

Only if you want it to be. My cardio workouts on the rower are like 10000x more stressful than when I'm doing weights. I look forward to my weights days...